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IPO boom gives pause for thought as cracks appear amid volatility

Nearly 200 companies have filed draft initial public offering (IPO) papers this year, setting the stage for an action-packed 2025

Betting big on Nothing: Smartphone maker enters India with new JV

The top three brands - Vivo, Samsung, and Oppo - account for half the smartphone volumes, and the top four, with Realme, over 60 per cent

The Parsis at Mansion House: A celebration of faith, food and identity

These were by no means the only Parsis in the UK. The first Parsi known to have arrived in Britain came as early as 1724

Behind the electronics surprise: India's path to $500 billion by 2030

India's one Achilles heel in electronics production has been its heavy dependence on smartphones, that too a lot on exports

Succession, an Indian saga: Sunjay Kapur case highlights need for planning

The sudden death of Sona Comstar chairman Sunjay Kapur has sparked a legal battle for his vast assets, involving his wife, mother, and two children from a previous marriage

Country needs to push for 'Heal in India', says Apollo's Prathap C Reddy

Coffee with BS: Meet Prathap C Reddy, founder-chairman, Apollo Hospitals

Trent to JSW Energy: Here are 10 beaten-down stocks to watch out for

Over a quarter of BSE200 stocks are down 20 per cent, leading to a sharp fall in their equity valuation, creating opportunities for investors

Rethinking America: What food delivery apps teach us about tariff wars

Zomato and Swiggy are platforms. Platforms are a business that connect a large number of buyers with a large number of sellers

Gandhi's unknown love: Music wound its way around him in strangest of ways

Music wound its way around Gandhi in the strangest of ways. He once declared: 'There can be no swaraj where there is no harmony, no music'

How Yusuf stitched cinematic dreams into frames that defined generations

From cotton cloth to silver, plastic, and LED screens, one family has illuminated the stories that define a century of Indian cinema

Zubeen Garg: The legendary singer, musician who united a divided state

Fondly known as 'Zubeen da', Garg was impossible to slot and invariably treasured. Though his repertoire was fluent, reportedly encompassing 38,000 songs in 40 languages

Statsguru: The paradox of women's empowerment, leadership in South Asia

South Asia, therefore, has been central to the story of women in top leadership, but the numbers remain small even today

Auto firms tap digital universe, coaching staff to steer leads to showrooms

OEMs, too, are investing in dealer training and working to filter digital leads, besides using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to ensure better conversions

Safeena Husain explains how girl-focused education works better for all

Lunch with BS: Meet Safeena Husain, whose Educate Girls became the first Indian NGO to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award

India's renewable story needs better forecasting, stronger infrastructure

The devastating floods across northern India turned the spotlight on the fact that a surfeit of water is as disastrous as a scarcity of rain

Legacy in a bottle: Family-run alcobev firms look beyond bloodlines

An internship at Bacardi gave him an opportunity to closely study the global alcobev giant. It helped him crystallise his mission: to not just sell liquor, but to elevate it to an experience

Dorm rooms to orbit: Can India's deeptech leap deliver on its promise?

Part-I explores why deeptech lagged in India, what's finally changing, and the hurdles ahead. Part-II profiles the builders - their ideas, technologies, and ambitions

How Matrimony founder Murugavel Janakiraman has become 'man of the match'

Lunch with BS: Janakiraman, who is in the business of helping people find their other half, tells Shine Jacob how his venture has been a deeply personal journey

News, views, and AI: How bots threaten the future of news publishing

From June 2024 to June 2025, the top 10 English language publications in India lost 20-30 per cent of their online audience, according to media analytics firm Comscore

India Inc's earnings pulse weakens after Q1: Top 5 EPS upgrades, downgrades

Brokerages trim FY26 estimates for 130 of 192 BSE 200 companies, with a median EPS downgrade of 3.5%